Opposition leaders in the Bahamas demand probe after US ties politician to drug trafficking case
Opposition leaders want a commission of inquiry after a DEA agent said a crash survivor carried $30,000 in a bag labeled with a politician’s name.
- Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Michael Coleman alleged that a drug trafficker, rescued after a May 12 plane crash near Florida, carried a bag labeled with an unidentified high-ranking Bahamian politician's name containing roughly $30,000.
- Court documents filed May 14 in the Southern District of New York allege the suspect met an unnamed politician in October 2024 at the Bahamian Parliament in Nassau to discuss a cocaine deal involving 2,200 pounds.
- Multiple drug trafficking organizations operate "under the protection of local officials" in the Bahamas, Coleman alleged, with the suspect using a business to bid on government construction contracts while laundering narcotics proceeds.
- Opposition leaders, including Free National Movement party leader Michael Pintard and chairman Duane Sands, are demanding a commission of inquiry, claiming the administration's ties to criminal characters bring "shame and embarrassment" to the Bahamas.
- Government spokesman Latrae Rahming stated Tuesday that officials are taking the matter "extremely seriously" and will launch an inquiry while seeking information from U.S. authorities, though they have received no official identification of any public official.
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Opposition leaders in the Bahamas demand probe after US ties politician to drug trafficking case
Opposition leaders in the Bahamas are demanding an investigation after a U.S. federal agent alleged that a suspected drug trafficker who survived a recent plane crash near Florida was rescued and found with roughly $30,000.
Bahamas want demand probe after plane crash off Florida linked to alleged drug trafficking
Opposition leaders in the Bahamas are demanding an investigation into a suspected drug trafficker who survived a recent plane crash near Florida and was allegedly found with roughly $30,000, according to a U.S. federal agent. The money was inside a bag labeled with the name of an unidentified high-ranking politician from the archipelago.
Bahamas opposition demands probe after drug trafficking allegations linked to crash survivor - CNW Network
Opposition leaders in The Bahamas are calling for a formal investigation into a suspected drug trafficker who survived a recent plane crash near Florida and was allegedly found with tens of thousands of dollars linked to a bag bearing the name of an unidentified senior politician. According to a U.S. federal agent cited in court filings, roughly US$30,000 was discovered with the suspect, who is now accused of playing a role in a cocaine traffick…
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